The Problem With Audio Books

Lately I get double vision if I read for very long.  One hour.  Two at most.  It's very annoying and takes a while to go away, and yet still I resist audio books. And then I accidentally checked one out from "Libby", the online library app.  I checked out "Make Something Good Today" by Erin and Ben Napier.  I have enjoyed listening to them read the book they wrote in their southern "twang", reminiscent of my Kentucky relatives.  I enjoy hearing them talk about their Mamaws and Papaws, and the descriptions that make me think of all that is happy about home.  I also heard a quote or two I like.

The problem with audio books?  I'd have to sit there with a pencil and paper and catch the quotes because I can't flip back through the pages and find them!  The one I heard today went something like this, "God gives us challenges to elevate us, not problems to drag us down."  Even though challenges may elevate us -- eventually -- I believe it is quite normal to first be knocked down by them a bit.  We need faith in Christ and the extra strength gained from getting back up to reach that elevation!

I still prefer reading to audio books, until I reach the point where I have a splitting headache because I'm trying to focus through the blur to find out what happens next!  Then I remember that I might have been better off using my ears to "read".